Bethesda Cemetery (1978)

Settlers in the 1860s called this area Dry Creek but renamed it Bethesda Community in 1876 after they built a schoolhouse used for Methodist worship. John G. Leach (1846-1930) and John Marshall Coalson (1826-1897) gave land near the school for a cemetery in 1877 when Leach's daughter Minnie E. (1872-1961) seemed near death with diphtheria. She recovered and the earliest marked grave is that of Charlie A. Walker (1879-1880). Childhood mortality accounts for many graves in the older part of the cemetery. Descendants of pioneer families donated land in 1973 to enlarge the site to five acres. (1978)

Bethesda Cemetery is a historical marker in Bethesda, Parker County, dedicated in 1978. It is one of 74 historical markers documented in Parker County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 205 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.8890, -97.9790 near Bethesda. The nearest cataloged historic site is Bethesda Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Fondren Cemetery, Fondren Cemetery, and Hanna & Rose.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5367000394. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.